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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Compagnie Daher TBM 700 · Olathe, KS · August 20, 2023

Date: August 20, 2023 · 18:09 local
Place: Olathe, KS
Airport: Johnsonn County Executive Airp
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N945MS
Reported as: Compagnie Daher TBM 700
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A66D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 850 total150 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N945MSRegistered now · Compagnie Daher TBM 700S/N 1373 · Built 2021 Airframe modelCompagnie Daher TBM 700 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A66DTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot entered approach to runway 36. After lowering the landing gear, the pilot noticed the landing gear control unit was unresponsive. Pilot contacted tower to advise them that there was no indication of landing gear being extended and asked control tower if a visual conformation could be made that gear was down. Tower advised that the main and nose gear appeared to be down. Pilot responded that he would continue with the landing. After touching down pilot stated the main gear felt secure so pilot then, gently, lowered the nose to complete the landing. Pilot stated that within second the nose gear collapsed, and pilot had no control as the aircraft skidded to a stop resting off of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENTERED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36. AFTER LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL UNIT WAS UNRESPONSIVE. PILOT CONTACTED TOWER TO ADVISE THEM THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF LANDING GEAR BEING EXTENDED AND ASKED CONTROL TOWER IF A VISUAL CONFORMATION COULD BE MADE THAT GEAR WAS DOWN. TOWER ADVISED THAT THE MAIN AND NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. PILOT RESPONDED THAT HE WOULD CONTINUE WITH THE LANDING. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN PILOT STATED THE MAIN GEAR FELT SECURE SO PILOT THEN, GENTLY, LOWERED THE NOSE TO COMPLETE THE LANDING. PILOT STATED THAT WITHIN SECOND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND PILOT HAD NO CONTROL AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP RESTING OFF OF THE RUNWAY.